Ms Sandy Kriz-Herbert’s

Peek at the Week

May 2010
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
3 4 5 6 7
Day 3 - Music Day 1 – Media Day 2 – PE Day 3 - Music Day 1 – Media
IB Planner
We The People
Spanish Spelling Test
Kindergarten/First
Art Enrichment Party Grade Buddies FAD 
2:00-3:00pm
Science and Geography DARE Essay Due!!
Fair
6:00pm

A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Where can you find 19 enthusiastic 5th graders, 2
directors/teachers, a donkey, fairies, and couples
in and out of love, sword fighting, music,
dancing, and more? At the 5th grade Shakespeare
club! These kids have given up 3 days a week
after school to learn more about acting. The club
is led by Ms. Sandy Harthan (gr. 4 teacher) and
guest director Kevin Whitby. Doing a play
together helps them to learn to work together as a
team, practice reading fluently and with
expression, and learn about another time and
place. They will be performing the play “A
Midsummer Night’s Dream” by William
Shakespeare on Tuesday, May 25th at 2:00 for the
school and for families on Thursday, May 27th at
6:00 in the school gym.
IMPORTANT DATES:
 5/6 – Science and Geography Fair
 5/7 – DARE Essay Due
 5/11 – Patrol Picnic
 5/13 MAP Test Reading 1:00-2:00
 5/24 MAP Test Math 1:15-2:15
 5/25 – Daytime Performance by Shakespeare Club
 5/26 – 5th Grade Track and Field Day, 9:30am
 5/27 – Evening Performance by Shakespeare Club
CLASS WEBSITE:
We have set up a website for all the 5th grade
classes this year. Please check it out!
http://www.fifthgradeteam.weebly.com
SPRING CARNIVAL
May 21, 2010
Our class is collecting items for the basket
fundraiser the entire month of April. Our
classroom was assigned the theme
Beach and Water Fun
Please donate any new or family friendly
items that fit this theme. Donations of
cash, gift cards, or checks made out to
Matoska International Parent Board will
also be accepted. $1.00 tickets will be sold
the night of the carnival and winning
tickets will be drawn for each basket at the
end of the night.
 WHAT HAVE WE BEEN UP TO? Sunrise Middle School
In math this week, we are working in Unit 8 in our 5K Run/Walk
math curriculum which focuses on algebra. Students are
learning how to use functions to complete input/output
With 1/2 Mile Kids' Fun Run
tables. Students also learned how to graph functions. Keep Saturday, May 22, 2010
practicing those math facts at home!!
We are beginning our final Planner of the year: We, Race Day Check-In: 8:00am – 8:45am.
the People. The central idea for this Planner is: Systems of Race begins at 9:00am Sharp!
government impact a community’s social and economic Fun run starts at 10:00am
condition. We are starting out with a study of the birth of Proceeds Go To: Sunrise Park Middle
our nation’s government, including the Revolutionary War, School Physical Education Program
Declaration of Independence and the writing of the Entry Fee: $10 pre-race registration
Constitution. Next, we will learn about other systems of Working on paragraphs for (deadline May 9th), $15 race day (t-shirts
government from around the world, and compare them with “We the People” limited on race-day registrations)
our government. Some lively and interesting conversations Fun Run Entry Fee: $5 pre-race
have already come out of our work in this exciting unit. registration,$10 race day
In spelling, our list had a focus on words with
prefixes. Encourage your son or daughter to study their lists Please see your classroom teacher or Mr.
at home, as they get more challenging towards the end of Butters for a registration form.
the school year. We also continued working on writing this
week. Students worked on writing directions and using
emotional appeals in their writing. Next week, we will be
starting a book club that relates to our new IB Planner.
Homework from our book club should be initialed by
parents each night.
It gets harder and harder to concentrate during
Spring time in fifth grade. Please remind your child to be CONTACT
responsible with turning work and forms in on time and be INFORMATION:
respectful to everyone. We have had many classroom
discussions about making good choices and taking control DARE ESSAY
Sandy Kriz-Herbert
of our own behavior. We are trying to instill good habits as Students need to write (or type) a one-page essay in order Room 113
they make the transition on to middle school next year. to graduate from DARE. This must be finished outside of (651) 407-7600 x1608
Please sign the Tracker each night. Some students are not class. Officer Just will be back in the middle of May to skkriz@wbl.whitebear.k12.mn.us
getting Friday Fun because they do not have their Trackers collect them and choose one from each class to read at our
signed each day. graduation ceremony in June.
Summer is coming! Students will share their Students should turn in their essay no later than
Friday, May 7.
favorite books for summer at sharing time in the morning.
Remind your fifth grader to have their favorite summer
book to tell us about.